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James Cone

Why James Cone didn’t “cancel” himself

John Fea   |  January 26, 2024

David Fitch, the B.R. Linder Chair of Evangelical Theology at North Park University, reflects on Black liberation theologian James Cone’s decision not to “cancel” himself. Here is Fitch’s opening: In his 1989 preface to theĀ 2ndĀ edition ofĀ Black Theology and Black Power, […]

Raphael Warnock: theologian

John Fea   |  December 7, 2022

If you haven’t seen it yet, Gary Dorrien has published a fascinating piece at Commonweal. on re-elected Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock It provides several first-hand of accounts of his years at Union Theological Seminary (where Dorrien teaches) and his relationship […]

Episode 3: “The Audacity to Hope”

John Fea   |  May 4, 2021

Barack Obama’s pastor is known for three sermons. In this episode, we put them in historical context. Episode 3: ā€œThe Audacity to Hopeā€ (our fourth episode) dropped last night. Subscribers toĀ CurrentĀ at the Longshore level and above receiveĀ this brand new narrative […]